Hey all!
I'm doing a camper conversion on a Dodge Promaster 3500, and I've done a bit of reading and put together this wiring diagram.
(Sorry for the poor quality.)
The components are:
2x100W Renogy solar panels
30a Renogy Adventurer PWM Charge Controller
20a Renogy DC-DC Charger
1000w Renogy Pure Sine Inverter
100ah Renogy Lithium Battery
500a Renogy Battery Monitor
Not a Renogy fanboy or anything, they are just currently having a sale on a bunch of stuff.
I am more or less just sticking with manufacturer recommendations for the solar equipment regarding external fusing and wiring.
Additionally, I've purchased THESE busbars, and THIS Fuse Block.
The fuses I've purchased so far:
30a Circuit Breaker (between the car battery and the DC-DC Charger)
Renogy mc4 30a Fuse (between the solar panels and SCC)
E-Ting 10 Awg gauge inline fuse holders (one at 15a between SCC and battery - manufacturer recommended 18? But I couldn't find any at that amperage and downgraded - and one between the DC-DC Charger and battery at 25a - manufacturer recommendation)
I haven't ordered the 90a fuse between the inverter and the bus bar - I can't decide if I should do a bolt on fuse, or a 90a circuit breaker.
The wires I currently own are the 10 AWG that came with the solar panel kit, the 4 AWG connector wires that came with the inverter, and the 2 AWG wires from an inverter/battery setup that came with the van but is useless for what we need.
Things I'm missing - I can't decide if I know enough to size a battery disconnect correctly in the system, and I'm not sure exactly how to do that. Mostly I've been following a combination of manufacturer recommendations, vanlife website schematics, and about a half dozen hours of youtube videos.
Tell me what I've done wrong and what I can do better!
(Edited because I realized I had forgotten my battery monitor and shunt in the diagram)
I'm doing a camper conversion on a Dodge Promaster 3500, and I've done a bit of reading and put together this wiring diagram.
(Sorry for the poor quality.)
The components are:
2x100W Renogy solar panels
30a Renogy Adventurer PWM Charge Controller
20a Renogy DC-DC Charger
1000w Renogy Pure Sine Inverter
100ah Renogy Lithium Battery
500a Renogy Battery Monitor
Not a Renogy fanboy or anything, they are just currently having a sale on a bunch of stuff.
I am more or less just sticking with manufacturer recommendations for the solar equipment regarding external fusing and wiring.
Additionally, I've purchased THESE busbars, and THIS Fuse Block.
The fuses I've purchased so far:
30a Circuit Breaker (between the car battery and the DC-DC Charger)
Renogy mc4 30a Fuse (between the solar panels and SCC)
E-Ting 10 Awg gauge inline fuse holders (one at 15a between SCC and battery - manufacturer recommended 18? But I couldn't find any at that amperage and downgraded - and one between the DC-DC Charger and battery at 25a - manufacturer recommendation)
I haven't ordered the 90a fuse between the inverter and the bus bar - I can't decide if I should do a bolt on fuse, or a 90a circuit breaker.
The wires I currently own are the 10 AWG that came with the solar panel kit, the 4 AWG connector wires that came with the inverter, and the 2 AWG wires from an inverter/battery setup that came with the van but is useless for what we need.
Things I'm missing - I can't decide if I know enough to size a battery disconnect correctly in the system, and I'm not sure exactly how to do that. Mostly I've been following a combination of manufacturer recommendations, vanlife website schematics, and about a half dozen hours of youtube videos.
Tell me what I've done wrong and what I can do better!
(Edited because I realized I had forgotten my battery monitor and shunt in the diagram)
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